Excerpted from an article on nwsource.com, by Bob Keefe: Got an idea how to make the world a better place? Tell Google about it, and you could win a couple of million bucks to help put it into action. As part of its 10th birthday celebration, Google launched a $10 million project Wednesday to solicit [...]

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Excerpted from Consumers Pick Up Clip of Coupons, by Anjali Cordeiro for wsj.com: After years of ignoring coupons that offer rebates on daily household products, cash-strapped consumers are showing more of an appetite for these small discounts. Last year was the first time in 15 years that coupon redemptions didn’t decline, research shows. Individual companies [...]

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From Wednesday, September 10, through Monday, September 22, Bon-Ton and Goodwill Industries will be partnering for the semi-annual Goodwill Sale. Donors can bring in gently-used clothing at participating Bon-Ton stores and receive a 20-percent-off coupon toward new merchandise, including designer clothing, cool accessories, brand-name cosmetics and much more. One coupon is given for each item [...]

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Excerpted from seattlepi.nwsource.com: In its strategy to present a healthy menu, Starbucks Corp. has whittled down 200 potential breakfast options to five, which will be sold for the first time Wednesday morning. The choices are: hot oatmeal; a protein plate with a cage-free hardboiled egg and a whole-wheat bagel; apple bran muffins; a chewy fruit [...]

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